February 26, 2025
After reprising their roles from the basic film for a Walmart business, each are hoping a component 2 is subsequent.
With the latest announcement that Nia Lengthy and Larenz Tate will host the twenty ninth annual American Black Movie Pageant (ABFF) as ambassadors for the annual movie fest, the viewers nonetheless wonders and hopes that they are going to reprise their roles as Nina and Darius from their romantic film, “Love Jones” which got here out in 1997. Whereas each actors have executed a lot for the reason that iconic love story was advised, the duo doesn’t look a lot older than after they filmed the venture.
The couple reunited for a Walmart promotion over the vacations, reprising their roles because the couple, however of their later years, sharing ideas as to what the couple can be doing now.
BLACK ENTERPRISE spoke to Lengthy and Tate to debate the opportunity of an upcoming film. Like followers of the film, they’re simply as excited as we’re about the opportunity of it taking place.
The 2 say they’ve remained buddies all these years and can be enthusiastic about rehashing the roles that the general public nonetheless questions them about, particularly when they’re out collectively.
“I believe that is one thing the followers have been ready for, for a really very long time. Larenz and I’ve a shorthand with each other,” Lengthy mentioned. “We’re like brother and sister, actually. I imply, you guys see the characters on this romantic setting, however we actually have a beautiful shorthand with each other that’s timeless. And ‘Love Jones’ is one among my favourite movies. Wherever I am going the place, wherever we’re, everybody’s like, when are you guys gonna do one thing collectively? And it was so cool when Walmart requested to do that business.”
“It’s been actually a pleasure to reunite with Nia,” Tate says. “Clearly, we proceed on with our sturdy friendship in actual life, however after we’re capable of finding moments like this man, it simply feels so good, and we’ve tried many occasions to determine what we are able to do, however this simply appears seamless. This chance labored with Walmart, which is such an awesome model and we have been like this makes absolute sense. Let’s give our followers and the those who we contemplate household who’ve been supporting us for therefore a few years just a little peek into the place Nina and Darius might be or the place they’re proper now.”
Figuring out that after the Walmart business got here out final 12 months, the viewers can be clamoring to see Nina and Darius as soon as once more, they each knew that it ought to open the door for the opportunity of rehashing the continuation of what could arguably be probably the greatest love tales seen on movie. Tate speculates that it’s going to place each actors in a greater place relating to negotiations about doing a “Love Jones” sequel.
“That places us ready that we wish to be in, to have the ability to create what that subsequent factor is,” mentioned Tate. “And so, with Nia being sensible and inventive and the unimaginable businesswoman that she is, I’d like to fulfill her on that very same degree. It will open up the doorways for us to reply these questions after actually, you recognize, after this, however we’re engaged on one thing.”
Lengthy chimed in by thanking Walmart and saying, “We’re going to have a lot of provides after this business; thanks, Walmart!”
She admits that of all of the main males she has shared the display screen with, Tate is fingers down her “favourite.”
But, each are excited in regards to the alternatives that will come from reuniting for the Walmart business: probably a tv present, one other movie, a sequel, or possibly even a brand new story that reunites the 2.
However, they did reveal just a little tidbit that followers could not have been aware of. They each reunited for an upcoming film in regards to the “King of Pop,” Michael Jackson. Lengthy performs the legend’s mom, Katherine Jackson, whereas Tate takes on the function of Motown Founder Berry Gordy.
Seeing the 2 of them on the display screen collectively makes the viewers wish to see Nina and Darius quickly. Hopefully, after the latest Walmart business, the upcoming ABFF in June, after which the Michael Jackson film, tentatively scheduled to debut in October, could also be sufficient to get the sequel to “Love Jones” going.
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